2025 Compare Cities Education:
Broomfield, CO vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 22.2% more per student than Broomfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% lower in Silver Spring than in Broomfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Broomfield
 Broomfield, COSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Broomfield    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Broomfield for almost 25 years. We moved here to raise kids and for the schools in Boulder Valley School District (without having to live and pay for  More

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Broomfield, Colorado is a great place to live if you don’t actually want to live in a real town with character, real shops, restaurants, and a sense of community but  More

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Broomfield has all the advantages of Colorado (or around Denver), things like good weather and overall a decent economy, growing demographics, good schools, and views of  More

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Reviews for Silver Spring    18 Reviews

Growing up in Silver Spring, my family and I have been residents for the better part of 25 years. Although some of the development has been great (Discovery Channel, new  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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